One of the pure pleasures of being a Doctor Who fan during this time is that we get some really excellent action figures to play with. I have a small, but growing, collection of them, and I have yet to find any Ive disliked. This is in contrast to what we had during the 1980s and 1990s when Dapol, who I understand tried quite hard, were producing a line that was best described aswell, Ill be polite and refrain from using any of the words that come to mind. Nowadays we have figures of all eleven Doctors, including variant figures, like the Sixth Doctors blue outfit and various regeneration versions. We also have all the major new series companions and a handful of old series companions. Theres also of course tons of villains from the old and new series both, in addition to various TARDIS interiors and exteriors. Heck, you can even buy black and white versions of some of the characters! But we can do better! Theres still some that are missing and we really need to have, especially from the old series. So heres a list, in no particular order, of what we need most!
20. All The Old Series Companions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82S3RfFMaA8 We have a surprisingly large number of old series companion figures, though almost always available in just sets. We can get plastic versions of Jo Grant, the Brigadier, Sarah Jane Smith (the older version from her TV series), K9, Leela and Peri. Theres several versions of the latter two, which is no surprise. But heres a list of companions for which we dont have action figures: Ian, Barbra, Susan, Vicki, Steven, Sarah Kingdom, Ben, Polly, Jamie, Victoria, Zoe, Liz Shaw, old series Sara Jane, Harry, Romana (either one), Adric, Tegan, Nyssa, Turlough, Mel and Ace. Some of these are major surprises, and all represent big gaps in the toy continuity; gaps that need to be filled.
19. The Candy Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvsUuQmAgG0 The Happiness Patrol was a pretty horrible story all around. It was supposed to be a critique of Margaret Thatchers time in office, and you can guess how well thats aged. The only really good or interesting thing about the story was the presence of the villainous Candy Man. Now this isnt some Tony Todd kind of creature. No, this was a robot made of candy, who used candy methods to kill people. He was insane, over the top and hilarious. He also boasted a pretty good character design and would look great as a figure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvsUuQmAgG0